Willa Cather Quotes
When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the desire which formed in us in early youth, undirected, and of its own accord.
Quotes to Explore
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Was music my talent really? No, I don't think I was particularly talented.
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A victim is a victim is a victim. We should stop setting up standards that say we will have one standard of law enforcement for one group of victims but not for another.
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We need a reasonable price where producers will not start nagging. At a reasonable price, we can invest to produce more oil.
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That you get booed belongs to professional sports.
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You can't be perfect. You can't be the perfect father. You can't be the perfect singer.
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I originally went to school for writing, for non-fiction. I'm specifically a poetry major within literature, but I don't know.
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'Good English' is whatever educated people talk; so that what is good in one place or time would not be so in another.
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It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.
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When I write, I get glimpses into future novels.
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Think both big and small. Loving to bake doesn't only mean becoming a baker. It could mean starting a blog, becoming a food photographer, or going into organic chemistry.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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This is Earth. Isn't it hot?
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We live on the circumference of a hollow circle. We draw the circumference, like spiders, out of ourselves: it is all criticism of criticism.
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We cannot control what emotions or circumstances we will experience next, but we can choose how we will respond to them.
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The race of children possesses magically sagacious powers.
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I have worked hard since my childhood and worked as a labourer. I put my mind and heart into it.
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Unfortunately in sport it's either good or bad. You've got to take the highs and the lows.
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Often with television, particularly with lifestyle entertainment, they really try and box you in.
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It’s like this: if you have one piece of cake, and you eat it, that’s fine. If you have two pieces of cake, you should probably share some with a friend. But maybe not. Occasionally we could all use two pieces of cake. But if you have a whole cake, and you eat *all* of it, that’s not very cool. It’s not just selfish, it’s kinda sick and unhealthy.
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It's a pretty big shadow. It gives me lots of room to spread myself.
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Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born smarter than the rest of us. Whether we like it or not, Mother Nature does not dole these characteristics out evenly.
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You are my fire the one desire<brb>Believe when I say I want it that way
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The social or economic structure of the ideal state is of little concern to me. My desires are modest. Portraits of the head of the government should not exceed a postage stamp in size. No torture and no executions. No music, except coming through earphones, or played in theaters. Freedom of speech, freedom of thought, freedom of art.
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When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the desire which formed in us in early youth, undirected, and of its own accord.
